Drone Strike Kills Eight in Pakistan

BBC reports:

At least eight people have been killed in a US drone strike in the troubled Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials have said.

It is the first such attack since US commandos killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in a fortified compound in the north-western town of Abbottabad.

The raid on Monday heightened tensions between Islamabad and Washington.

Rallies are expected in some Pakistani cities against what has been seen as US infringement of Pakistan's sovereignty.

Correspondents say that many are also critical of the Pakistani government for allowing the raid to take place. Pakistani officials insist they were not told about it in advance.